A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Back in 2009 when we began to transform teaching and learning at New Milford High School we were extremely fortunate at the time to have wireless Internet access throughout the school. Access to the Internet allowed us and our students to harness and leverage thousands of free tools to support teaching and learning as described above.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

In classrooms where students are told what to do and how to do each task, they may not have the opportunity to develop the initiative, resourcefulness, and persistence needed to develop their ability to self-regulate (Zimmerman & Moylan, 2009). Blended Learning Environments Require Self-regulation Skills.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 7, 2017

The work involved in brandED development relies on building welcoming access in real time and online so that people feel connected and happy in their work. Access is supported by people who know that the calendar isn’t just about scheduling the day’s appointments but also about making time for a ritual of building trust.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Luckily change came in the form of a little blue bird that gave me the kick in the butt that I desperately needed back in 2009. Students now have access to over 250 unique courses that cater to their interests. It was a huge problem for us. We were in a rut and didn''t even know it. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) implemented in 2011.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 23, 2017

As such, Barrett and Zang (2009) identify three key design principles: Naturalness : Hardwired into our brains, humans have the basic need for light, air, and safety. There is also a free ASCD study guide aligned to the book that can be accessed HERE. Cited Sources Barrett, P., & & Zhang, Y. Salford, UK: Design and Print Group.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

In March of 2009, I began to use Twitter, and it was at this time that I began to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN). I now had access to a human-generated search engine where I gleaned the best resources, ideas, supports, and advice. I think the same can be said when it comes to the learners we serve.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 22, 2013

I will be the first one to admit that the learning environments and spaces at New Milford High School looked nothing like this prior to 2009. Thanks to social media and the real-time Internet we all have access to design elements and ideas to transform schools into institutions where students use real-world tools to do real-world work.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 30, 2023

From 2009 to 2021, the share of American high school students who say they feel “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” rose from 26 percent to 44 percent. Our children are facing a mental health epidemic. This is the highest level of teenage sadness ever recorded. This is the highest level of teenage sadness ever recorded.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Colorado high school graduation rate, Class of 2009 x 52.6% Iowa’s anemic Internet access. For instance, here are the numbers from Colorado, despite our desire that high school graduates “ demonstrate the knowledge and skills (competencies) needed to succeed in postsecondary settings ”: 74.6%

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 23, 2012

He officially started Khan Academy in 2009 knowing that quality videos would withstand test of time. The video resources and associated services provided for free by Khan Academy are powerful learning tools, if they can be accessed by populations (rural and urban) that need them the most. Khan Academy merely provides the content.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2018

It also brought about more equity — not equity in terms of access for students, I’m talking about equity among my school buildings. Now every school has access. When Dickerson was audited, she had to show files that were from 2008 and 2009, way before she started with the district. Before, not all of my schools received E-rate.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 11, 2017

In 2009 as I took a device from a student for failing to follow school policy that student responded to me that school was like a jail. Treat connectivity as a life-line to this generation of kids and provide equitable access either in the form of devices or Internet. This encounter translated into an “aha” moment.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 30, 2022

I started using Evernote back in 2009, have been an Evernote trainer, used the beta of Evernote for Education with my students in 2011, and am an Evernote Expert. I have Evernote web open to Home when I log into my Chromebook and I can see my schedule and tasks and access all of my frequently used notes. Start my day already organized!

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The Kudan Elementary School in downtown Tokyo organized the first robot teacher testing as far back as 2009. Namely, the number of digital libraries dedicated to specific subject and purposes is constantly increasing, allowing students to gain access to primary sources. They are patient and unbiased. Online learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 11, 2019

I remember like it was yesterday when I began blogging back in 2009. The result has been the creation of a vlog (video blog) in the form of a YouTube Channel, which you can access HERE. Trust when I say that it’s a struggle these days to either come up with new ideas or to add a unique angle to what has already been written.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Mobile learning provides enhanced collaboration among learners, access to information, and a deeper contextualization of learning. Koole (2009) No one will deny the impact that mobile is having on the world. Access alone will not translate into enhanced student learning outcomes. Cristol, D., & & Gimbert, B. mLearn, 15.

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Doug Levin

MAY 12, 2015

K-12 context, including issues of accessibility , the copyright that should get assigned to teacher-created materials , and interoperability gaps and needs. And, I’ve worked to shed light on some of the thornier issues of practice associated with the increased use of digital, open content in the U.S.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We’ve seen more investment in classroom technologies , with students now equipped with school-issued iPads and access to e-textbooks. And we don’t want to downplay the many conveniences of online texts, which include breadth and speed of access. Speed – at a Cost. Our work has revealed a significant discrepancy.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2018

Once I started drinking the Twitter Kool-Aid back in 2009 I quickly learned the error of my ways. Basically, I was a control freak who had an inherent fear of technology and did not trust what my students would do with it if they had greater access. The stories I accessed on Twitter inspired me to be better.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2019

According to statistics published by Gartner analyst Thomas Bittman, only 4% of the school and education system was interested in cloud computing in 2009. Implementing a cloud storage platform at a school is a great way to gather all this knowledge into one unified place that can be accessed by students. Extended Access to Education.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 18, 2019

The principles of Powerful Learning guide educators to design learning experiences that are personal and accessible ; authentic and challenging; connected and collaborative; and inquisitive and reflective. Get started with Powerful Learning. Yeager, D. S., & Bundick, M. Journal of Adolescent Research, 24, 423– 452.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). FY 2010 $100,000,000.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2019

People who speak another language score higher on tests and think more creatively , have access to a wider variety of jobs , and can more fully enjoy and participate in other cultures or converse with people from diverse backgrounds. Knowledge of foreign languages is also vital to America’s national security and diplomacy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2019

The New York Post reported in 2018 that as many as 5 million schoolage children have no Internet access. No, it won’t, despite the 2009 robot who taught a Tokyo class and Elias, the Finnish primary school robot. It’s important to remember that lots of kids aren’t raised with technology. Of course you do.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 15, 2012

Here are my entries: 2009 , 2010 , 2011 ). 2) To what extent do you work to ensure the equity of technology access and use in your school? Every kid and the teacher has access to whatever they need. How, as the technology leader do you provide access to systems that allow teachers to critically analyze data?

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

By learning to view it as a means of enhancing your lessons and resources, you can provide your students with tools and opportunities they may not otherwise access. With the help of technology, you can introduce your classroom to opportunities and resources they may not otherwise be able to access.[5] The Education Arcade, 2009, pp.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 14, 2019

Is accessibility baked into to the development process? Their site says: When you Tweet photos using the Twitter app for iOS or Android, or on twitter.com, you have the option to compose a description of the images so the content is accessible to people who are visually impaired. Twitter has not stepped up its accessibility game.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 26, 2016

To this day I still remember the article that I read about Twitter in the Staten Island Advance one cold Sunday in March of 2009. Some families did not have Internet access or were not on social media. However, as I neared the end of the piece a light bulb went on. Thus, I still communicated using these tried and true methods.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 6, 2022

I started using Evernote back in 2009, have been an Evernote trainer, used the beta of Evernote for Education with my students in 2011, and am an Evernote Expert. I have Evernote web open to Home when I log into my Chromebook and I can see my schedule and tasks and access all of my frequently used notes.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 10, 2016

Since 2009 I have been a huge believer and advocate for connected learning and the formation of Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). edWeb can be accessed on any mobile device. This paid subscription option provides educators access to over 800 on-demand webinars for a nominal fee.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 19, 2021

The project’s newly released Perspectives Report , based on analysis of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data, examines school library employment in the United States from 2009 to the latest data available at the time of analysis, 2018-19. almost 20% fewer than in 2009-10. Source: Lance, Keith Curry, and Debra E.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

For over a decade, North Carolina has been the site of one of the most sustained, successful initiatives in education: giving all students in all schools access to broadband internet with WiFi in every classroom by 2018. This built considerable local support across party and geographic lines for the work.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

This theory requires the student to passively accept information and knowledge as presented by the instructor (Pogue, 2009, para. users moved from just accessing information and content to being able to directly interact with the content through commenting, remixing, and sharing it via social networks. Education 2.0: Education 2.0,

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 4, 2016

Most do not have access to a high-level laboratory such as the ones used for the winning contestants, creating a high visible barrier of entry to research for the average high school student. The accessibility of the topic allows ANYONE to produce meaningful results and impact the world. ” Taylor & Francis Online.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Udemy, which offers an online marketplace where anyone can access, create and sell video courses, has turned its focus on the corporate learning market this year. Udemy has now raised more than more than $273 million since it was founded in 2009. A company spokesperson declined to comment on whether the company is profitable.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2024

Among people who started ninth grade in 2009, about a third took some type of dual enrollment course, Fink says, adding, “That’s a big penetration into the high school market.” As we open the door wider, we can’t just give more students access to college classes and call it good.” That push is evident at Brookdale. Good for Everyone?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

This intriguing research is a must listen for any school with access to technology. So where can people access what you’ve done? There are some outlets that are starting to give you access to already-randomized assessment items. You do not need iPads to implement and learn from this research. Opening Graphic. Vicki: Wow.

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